I occasionally give a headlamp flash and a "thumbs down" to traffic
coming the other way e.g. when there's an abnormal hazard they will
encounter around a bend, over the brow of a hill, or wherever. Lorry
and van drivers often give an acknowledgement. Is this signal widely

http://www.iac.co.jp/~sdsk/SDSK_WWW/html/lifeinjapan/sushi/buyacar.html
Written from an American perspective, living with, and driving a car in
Japan.

Couldn't help but piss myself laughing, when a lorry driver was pulled over
for not giving way to an unmarked police car.
The police driver explained he flashed his headlights when it was apparent
the lorry wasn't going to stop. The lorry drivers response was "I thought

Saw an Astravan in Reading today, R reg, had GB flag stickers on it's
tailgate, and extra big alloys.  Anyway he seemed to be quite a slow
driver (probably because his alloys were too big), had a brake light
out, and was rather rude (I hope it's not the AstraVanMan).  There was

Sheesh, I've never seen so many police on the road in my life.
Today, driving a total of maybe 20 miles along the A9
(through Dunblane, not around it on the A9, though) I saw...
Must have been over 20 police vehicles (from bikes and cars to

My 6yr old disabled son has now discovered how to unclip his seatbelt and
takes great enjoyment in carrying out this new activity!! The first time
this happened last week I put it down to not clipping it in correctly (he
got out a couple of hundred yards away from the supermarket ...

Here is someone else who has failed to understand that better driving leads
to fewer collisions.
He's come off the road (no one else involved) hurt himself badly and now
decides he's going to use a seat belt. If he'd been doing the job properly

After thrashing my car up a long and steep hill the engine always
sounds significantly noisier for a while after.  Why is this?  It's
definately not psychological, and it happens every day.  I'm just
curious!

Apologies. Wrong group I know, but Carl seems to post here more than the
other uk.rec car n/g's I subscribe to.
Hi Carl.
You've got an ST185. Can you tell me where the cig lighter fuse is?

Some people driving a tad too fast?
http://www.big-boys.com/articles/badaccident7.html

Just been for a great drive/lunch featuring various bits of the Scottish
Highlands and the splendid carvery at The Old Flax Mill, Glendochart by
Killin (01567 820 434 open Thurs-Mon).
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=fk21+8rh&spn=0.094869,0.203522&hl=en

Just got back from my first demo drive.  The observer seemed quite
happy with my driving.  We drove for around 25 mins, and he couldn't
find anything wrong.  I did make a few minor mistakes, but I pointed
those out before he did.  There was a sports car that I nearly

There have been many suggestions in various threads about how to deal
with those with poor lane discipline. Perhaps this is the answer.
http://www.scuba-safaris.com/pages/stuff/blat02.JPG

The current direct line insurance ad seems to be saying that if you are hit
by an uninsured driver then you won't have to pay the excess or lose NCB.
Sounds a bit unlikely to me.

I have made contact with my local RoADA group but have been told there is a
waiting list of two months!
Oh well, I will rely on the less perfect IAM experience until then :-)